St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-19
ON SAINT ANTHONY HILL.
The Aristocraiic Part Of st. Paul Which
Ranks With Beacon Street, MUIR
ray Hill aud the West End.
A Few of the Many Elegant aud Costly
Mansions Which Wealthy Men
Have Builded There.
Residences That Compare With Any in
the Country for Beauty and
Solidity.
HOw Real Estate Has Gone Up in a
Wonderfully Short Time in the
"Hil District"

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&S VI ton, has an arlStocratic
AN1 -sSQuarter, for what
IN kn& Beacon street is to the
SA Hub, Murray hill to
/tEA the metropolis and the
k%AA4zxSs EA West end to the capt.
sS nSS tai, st. Anthoy hill
~ 49, is TO the capital
of the great state
of Minnesota. Inquiry among those
the apatrician portion of st. Paul
probably derives its name from the fact
that in the early days of the Twin City
of Minneapolis portion of that thriv-
ing settlement was called st. Anthony,
and this was distinctly visible from the
high bluff in the western part of st.
Paul, now adorned with so many pala-
till residences belonging to successful
W ioers of the tickle dame fortune. As
ce iding Summit avenue, and going in a
w Sterly direction from the park of that
nlme, the first pretentiouS mansion en-
Cluntered is that of Commodore n. w.
K ttSon, which occupies a most COM
handing situation and gives magnif-
cent view from its cupOla of the country
surrounding st. Paul, especially east
ward and Southerly.
Along the splendid concerted boule-
ward of Summit avenue and which is
the principle attraction of the residence
portion of the metropolis of the North
west. both sides of the street are lined
with elegant structures as far as the
eye can reach. Those on the north
side. probably because they were earlier
built. are for the most part frame two
story buildings, but substantially built,
comfortable and evidently intended for
the accommodation of persons of lux
uriouS temperament. while on the OPP
p0Site or south side are evidences of
modern Improvements in which brick
and stone are the principal materials.
Such house is that of Mr.. Wilder,
near Selby avenue, which will occupy
nearly an entire block, the foundations
being already laid, and in the rear
stable i'll which almost any family
might be proud to live as residence,
shows what taste and desire
TO SPARE NO EXPENSE
will accomplish. The site was formerly
occupied by the Otis house, but the on
ward march of progress decreed its raz-
ing and the best architects of the West
were authorized to erect a new pile
which would be a thing of beauty and
joy forever. Opposite the proposed
Wilder mansion is the elegant residence
of Col. r. NJ. Newport where Gen.
Alfred II. Terry, of the United States
army formerly resided.
An imposing mass of brickwork on the
left of the Wilder property is the resi-
dence of Frank Clark who completed it
TO his satisfaction about two years ago
and now takes good rest after the cares
of the day on the broad piaZzas that sur
round his cosy home nest.
The old Armstrong place did not
escape the wary eye of the Manitoba
millionaire, j. j. Hill, and upon the ruins
of the old mansion it is proposed to erect
modern dwelling, the cost of which, it
is said, will exceed S5OO,00O. This is one
OF the most commanding sites on Sum-
nit avenue, although considerable fill
ing in behind and a retaining wall which
will be terraced was necessary to i'm
prove the exterior appearance of the
property.
II. NJ. Hart, of the New York Mutual
Life insurance company, takes matters
very easy in the cool of the evening on
the lawn facing his commodious resi-
dence and a wire fence separates him
from an equally pretty place in which
Col. Bend, of the First regiment Mime
sofa National Guard, and his family
find an abiding place.
AT this point Summit avenue is about
$50 feet above the level of the Missis-
slppi and the view looking eastward is
one of rare beauty, Dayton Bluff and
South st. Paul being conspicuous objects
III the great natural panorama.
kaS0ta stone makes most attractive
picture of the residence of A. B. Stick
ney, which stands out in bold relief, the
cupola's spire being outlined against
the sky like gigantic needle, and COM
fort combined with magniicence is
strlkfngly apparent where the president
of the Minnesota & Northwestern rail-
road lives. One of the oldest and at the
same time one of the most comfortable
looking houses ON the hill is that of
Mayor Smith, high ceilings, large, airy
rooms and stairwayS on both sides of
the broad hall which cuts the building
IN half being the most pleasant features.
a double house of brown stone, the
body of which is composed of Sioux
Falls Jasper. is probably the most de-
Slrably located, so far as bluff view is
concerned, and this is intended for
Joint occupancy by the families of
MeSSrS. W. II. Leitner and George II
Young, who will doubtless spend many
happy hours contemplating the beauti.
ful eXpanse OF country visible from their
southern piaZZas.
over the Cakes mansion, a magnificent
stone structure on the brow of the hill,
and this has recently been purchased,
together with the adjoining property,
by w. G. Riley. His purpose as an
nOunced is to Subdivide this piece of
ground into seven or eight desirable
lots, fronting on Summit avenue and
the river. A boulevard is among the
improvements to be carried out, facing
the bluffs, and common stable is also
to be feature, thus Obviating the ne
cessity for one of these appurtenances
to each mansion hereafter to be built
In fact, the deeds prohibit the building
of stables in the rear of any of the
houses.
Across the avenue from the Cakes
mansion is the roomy, rambling, yellow
painted brick dwelling of the family of
the late w. A. Culbertson, all the ac-
c0mmodatiOns for their convenience
being on the first floor, with apartments
for servants in the upper portion.
THESE ARE ONLY 4 FEW
of the splendid houses that ad0rn Sum-
nit avenue: and the contiguous terri
tory, comprising Portland, Holly, Ash
land and Laurel avenues, is improved
H. manner which the early settlers of
st. Paul never dreamed could be
accomplished save by the work of magic.
Along these four avenues the work of
grading and concreting is being rapidly
pushed forward, and by the fall of the
present year they will combine to form
Nih S4Nttiy otlIoCOlfO N1lNC do luC
pretentiouS and aristocratic Summit
avenue. All the residences in this sec
ton of st. Paul show Enthusiastically that
their owners are persons of great wealth,
and the smooth, well-kept lawns present
the appearance of continuous green
velvet carpet.
Fabulous stories are told of the appre-
citation of real estate on st. Anthony
hill, and the case of the Cakes property
is oneo of many instances cited in sup
port of these assertions; Two years ago